From My Perspective - - -
Royalty always presents one with considerable intrigue and many more questions than there are answers. A case in point is King Ludwig II of Bavaria. It was said, “King Ludwig II (1845-86) lived a mysterious life and died young, tragically and misunderstood. He loved beauty in all its forms, especially, nature, art and music. Ludwig, a pacifist, was forced to declare war on Prussia and soon after became a recluse in his dream world and used the royal fortune to build one castle after another and indulged his favorite composer, Wagner, with a huge allowance, until he was declared insane by his own family and ministers. He was taken away in a straitjacket in the middle of the night from his greatest achievement, Neuschwanstein castle, and locked up in Berg castle on Lake Starnberg. Soon after, he was found dead, supposedly drowned in knee-deep water together with his doctor. The real cause of King Ludwig's death has been a mystery ever since his body, together with that of his psychiatrist, was dragged from Lake Starnberg on 13 June, 1886.”
Part of the frustration with the King was his propensity to spend huge sums of money (that Bavaria did not have) on projects that were impractical or not needed. “The official version holds that the Bavarian government was driven to depose the reclusive Ludwig because he was squandering vast sums of money on bizarre building projects that were driving his kingdom to ruin.” Bernhard von Gudden, his psychiatrist, diagnosed him as suffering from paranoia, a condition which today would be classified as schizophrenia. Ludwig was deprived of his crown and, according to the official version, he reacted by drowning himself in Lake Starnberg in a fit of paranoid pique (a state of vexation caused by a perceived slight or indignity; a feeling of wounded pride).” “Murder theorists counter with recent medical evidence which suggests that the king was, in fact, suffering from a form of meningitis and was far from insane. They say fishermen reported hearing shots at the time of Ludwig's death and claim that his opponents in the Bavarian government hired assassins to kill him as he was trying to flee across the lake. They say that Von Gudden, who was also found dead in the lake, was shot because he was a witness. To date, the Wittelsbach family has dismissed all murder theories and refused point blank to have the king's body exhumed. The latest attempt to persuade them to change their minds comes from the Berlin historian and author, Peter Glowasz, who wants to employ Swiss scientists to examine the corpse by giving it a computer tomography. He insists that while the procedure would not touch the body, it would show up any gunshot wounds.” Ah, the intrigue!
This can cause one to wonder whether or not the Congress of the United States is of sound mind when they recklessly approve (without reading the proposed legislation) expenditures on things we cannot afford and do not need. This is not to suggest that politicians need to be removed from office in a straightjacket – but – there is room for pause regarding the soundness of their acumen (quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight) based on their recent actions and majority vote! One inwardly wishes there was an adult somewhere in our government that would effect restraint. The populace was mesmerized by rhetoric and promise for change. However, few considered the ramifications of lofty rhetoric or the inexperienced making the changes. The idea of the Chief of Staff and his: “Never let a good crisis go to waste!” is impulse at best and irresponsible at worst. The Vice-President, in an idle moment of an interview, allowed they had miscalculated in terms of the financial plight of the nation!
A Biblical Principle is given in Luke 14:28-30, "Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and estimate the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it? For if he lays the foundation and is not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule him, saying, This fellow began to build and was not able to finish.” Bloviating and bluffing with rhetoric won’t get the job done. It’s time to begin praying towards the deposing of the current crew of nabobs in the next election and find people of sound mind and judgment who may be able to lead us out of the present morass – people less interested in themselves and their vested interests and more concerned for their constituents. Consider these things with me.
Royalty always presents one with considerable intrigue and many more questions than there are answers. A case in point is King Ludwig II of Bavaria. It was said, “King Ludwig II (1845-86) lived a mysterious life and died young, tragically and misunderstood. He loved beauty in all its forms, especially, nature, art and music. Ludwig, a pacifist, was forced to declare war on Prussia and soon after became a recluse in his dream world and used the royal fortune to build one castle after another and indulged his favorite composer, Wagner, with a huge allowance, until he was declared insane by his own family and ministers. He was taken away in a straitjacket in the middle of the night from his greatest achievement, Neuschwanstein castle, and locked up in Berg castle on Lake Starnberg. Soon after, he was found dead, supposedly drowned in knee-deep water together with his doctor. The real cause of King Ludwig's death has been a mystery ever since his body, together with that of his psychiatrist, was dragged from Lake Starnberg on 13 June, 1886.”
Part of the frustration with the King was his propensity to spend huge sums of money (that Bavaria did not have) on projects that were impractical or not needed. “The official version holds that the Bavarian government was driven to depose the reclusive Ludwig because he was squandering vast sums of money on bizarre building projects that were driving his kingdom to ruin.” Bernhard von Gudden, his psychiatrist, diagnosed him as suffering from paranoia, a condition which today would be classified as schizophrenia. Ludwig was deprived of his crown and, according to the official version, he reacted by drowning himself in Lake Starnberg in a fit of paranoid pique (a state of vexation caused by a perceived slight or indignity; a feeling of wounded pride).” “Murder theorists counter with recent medical evidence which suggests that the king was, in fact, suffering from a form of meningitis and was far from insane. They say fishermen reported hearing shots at the time of Ludwig's death and claim that his opponents in the Bavarian government hired assassins to kill him as he was trying to flee across the lake. They say that Von Gudden, who was also found dead in the lake, was shot because he was a witness. To date, the Wittelsbach family has dismissed all murder theories and refused point blank to have the king's body exhumed. The latest attempt to persuade them to change their minds comes from the Berlin historian and author, Peter Glowasz, who wants to employ Swiss scientists to examine the corpse by giving it a computer tomography. He insists that while the procedure would not touch the body, it would show up any gunshot wounds.” Ah, the intrigue!
This can cause one to wonder whether or not the Congress of the United States is of sound mind when they recklessly approve (without reading the proposed legislation) expenditures on things we cannot afford and do not need. This is not to suggest that politicians need to be removed from office in a straightjacket – but – there is room for pause regarding the soundness of their acumen (quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight) based on their recent actions and majority vote! One inwardly wishes there was an adult somewhere in our government that would effect restraint. The populace was mesmerized by rhetoric and promise for change. However, few considered the ramifications of lofty rhetoric or the inexperienced making the changes. The idea of the Chief of Staff and his: “Never let a good crisis go to waste!” is impulse at best and irresponsible at worst. The Vice-President, in an idle moment of an interview, allowed they had miscalculated in terms of the financial plight of the nation!
A Biblical Principle is given in Luke 14:28-30, "Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and estimate the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it? For if he lays the foundation and is not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule him, saying, This fellow began to build and was not able to finish.” Bloviating and bluffing with rhetoric won’t get the job done. It’s time to begin praying towards the deposing of the current crew of nabobs in the next election and find people of sound mind and judgment who may be able to lead us out of the present morass – people less interested in themselves and their vested interests and more concerned for their constituents. Consider these things with me.
No comments:
Post a Comment